The hospitality and friendliness. I live in a small town, and people are always going out of their way to do things like hold open a door (I once had a guy actually rush over from the other side of a coffee shop, saying that a lady should always have a door opened for her). You'll get greeted whenever you walk into a store, and many owners even remember not only your name, but also any big events in your life. It's practically a law to say please and thank you, and it's not uncommon to have a complete stranger give you a couple of coins at the register so you don't have to dig through your purse for exact change. There was even an instance where I was sitting on a curb, reading, when a stranger in a car at a red light began chatting about the book with me.

The climate is wonderful. Albuquerque, New Mexico is high desert. So we have very low humidity. But we are high enough to get snow, (not a lot) but sometimes. There is a 10,000 ft. mountain right out my front door which is beautiful. We are the home of the International Balloon Fiesta every year with over 600+ Hot Air Balloons from all over the world.